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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I, Scene 3 through Act I, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what war was the play censored in Germany?
(a) World War I.
(b) Korean War.
(c) World War II.
(d) Vietnam War.

2. Because of the objectionable content of the play, what did Wedekind have to do for the play to be printed?
(a) Agree to a free commission of another play for the publisher.
(b) Marry the daughter of a publisher.
(c) Pay for publication himself.
(d) Write out every script used for the first performance.

3. In what decade did Wedekind write A Children's Tragedy?
(a) 1890s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1870s.
(d) 1880s.

4. Who does Bentley believe is the inspiration for the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Gabor?
(a) Wedekind's parents.
(b) The prime minister and his wife.
(c) The parents of Wedekind's girlfriend.
(d) Wedekind's siblings.

5. What does Wendla claim about the thoughts her mother finds offensive in the first scene?
(a) She says her sister tells her these thoughts.
(b) She says she hears the girls at school expressing similar thoughts.
(c) She says that she overhears her mother expressing these thoughts.
(d) She says they come to her at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls in Act 1, Scene 3 decide they all want one day?

2. What did people find so offensive about A Children's Tragedy when it was first written?

3. What errand has Wendla been sent on in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. What is Eros according to Bentley?

5. How wide is Moritz's knowledge of maturation?

(see the answer key)

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